Thought I'd post another odd hobby of mine.

[nerdling]

Well besides putting bits of plastic together and flying them around the room making airplane sounds I also like to research military aircraft wrecks and find them. So I thought I'd post a few links to some I've been to

First up is a P-38L that crashed here in Oregon.

http://s34.photobucket.com/albums/d127/redstang64/P-38%20Max%20Clark/

Next up is an A-6 Intruder that crashed a half mile from the P-38

http://s34.photobucket.com/albums/d127/redstang64/A-6A%20Intruder/

And finally a Navy F6F-3 Hellcat that also crashed in Oregon

http://s34.photobucket.com/albums/d127/redstang64/F6F-3%20Hellcat/

 

[Sharkmouth]

Nice photos! Is there a way to download the group at full size?

Regards,

 

[nerdling]

I don't think there is with photobucket. Other then just clicking on each photo and looking at it that way.

 

[moon puppy]

Fascinating Ryan, I'm really surprised they leave all that stuff out there, and that it has been left there over time.

 

[nerdling]

They usually clean them up now. But it also depends on how easy it is to get to them. All of these sites are way out in the middle of nowhere. I will say that each time I've been to them I have seen more and more vanish. But hey I guess as long as somebody isn't selling them for scrap maybe they will go to a collector.

 

[kryptosdaddy]

The A-6 is a military memorial site- I didnt know you could walk around those.

 

[nerdling]

I guess the BLM put those signs up to try and deter people from taking stuff from them. I talked to the BLM Archaeologist and he said people will actually drive right up to the site and try to take bigger things. What is crazy is the fact that to get to them requires driving across a large flat of sagebrush and boulders. I've always hiked into them, more rewarding that way. A few months ago I saw that somebody had posted the coordinates online but I managed to get the website to remove them since the guy that posted them was advocating crossing private property to get there and that is a big no no in Oregon.

 

[kryptosdaddy]

That sounds so cool- when I was a kid we would go camping somewhere in the Blue Ridge, TN, VA- not sure. My dad had found an old trash site from the 40's on an old map and we would spend a week camped nearby digging the site. This went on for at least three years. Found tons of old bottles and depression glass among others. Treasure hunting is great!

 

[Sherman 18]

Really a cool odd hobby Ryan!